With more than eight miles of coastline and consistently strong breaks, it's long been a magnet for surfers from around the world. However, the city's appeal goes beyond the water-it also has a walkable downtown, a charming namesake pier, and plentiful waterfront bars and restaurants.
Right above the shores of Huntington Beach, a retired American subsonic T-33 fighter jet darted across the blue canvas of a clear afternoon sky, leaving a spiraling plume of smoke in its wake. The aeronautical scene is a familiar sight in the coastal city this time of year. The Pacific Airshow, an annual three-day civilian and military aerobatic display that touts advanced maneuvers and aerial military might, has drawn thousands of aviation enthusiasts to Huntington Beach and the Australian Gold Coast since its inception in 2016.
Huntington Beach can't restrict minors from accessing books with sexual content in the city's libraries, an Orange County judge said in a tentative ruling Friday, Sept. 5. The decision stemmed from a lawsuit that some Huntington Beach residents and a local nonprofit filed against city leaders, alleging that efforts to restrict children's books amounted to censorship that violates the state's Freedom to Read Act.
